Toy toboggan railway



Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,648

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gettata rarer 'NCOLAS RTHOB, 0F NEUILLY-.SUR-SEINE, FRANCE.

TOY TOBOGGAN RAILWAY.

App .cation filed September To o1-affront it may concern Be it known that llrctams li'iiionri, of Avenue du Foule, Neuilly-sunSeine, France. a citizen ot the French Republic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Toboggan Railways, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy which takes the torni oli-a toboggan railway the track of which can be vformed ot elements puttogether in a rigid manner or volf elements conr; `itutcd bjr two .flexible anl elastic rails in which aliinit-ed number ot holes is-drilled, but allowing oi one or the other oi the tollovfing combinations to be obtained asV desired: y f

A track in the torni ot a semi-circle.

A bent track partly curved and partly straight track.

track in a straight line.

Or. if preferred, a symmetrical arrangement of these.

Thistrack consisting ot rigid or of flexible elements is supported by upright bearers of different heights furnished with cross stays for joining and sustaining them. l

wo inclined planes may also be combined cn each of which is a carthe two cars being united by means of a rope so that one of them on which an extra load is placed, runs down on the track ,causing` the other to run up.

In place oit cars. balls or other devices that turn over and over may also be employed. Y

The annexed drawing given by Away of example shows one of the methods of carrying out this invention.

Fig. l illustrates the method ot putting the rails together for the purpose ot constructing a selected track.

Fig. 2 shows a cross-stay ready for receiving thetraclt.

Figs. 5% to lf) illustrate a certain number ot forms ot the track set up in toboggan style.

Fig. track.

Fig. 2l is the plan thereof.

Fig. 22 illustrates two tracks inclined in opposite directions. forming a tunicular railway.

Fig. 23

2O is an elevation ol a straight line is the pla-n `on -a larger scale of one oi the funicular railway cars with the return pulley attached to the rope.

Fig. 2e is the section of a track cross stay.

5, 1919. serial No. 321,978.

Fig. 25 is the plan thereof.

Fig. Q5 is the transverse section ot a car.

Fig. 27 is a halt View inclevation and a longitudinal halt section.

Fig. QS is a horizontal section thereof.

Fig. 29 illustrates the box in which vthe various parts ,oli the toy are arranged.

Figs. 30 and 3l represent a. short and a long piece of thin metal tor the formation oitl the trackcomposed ot flexible and' elastic rails.

Fig. 32 is a halfsection and a halt elevation ot what isassembled on the vcross-stay.

Fig. are respectivelyY Vhorizontal sections and a. plan thereof.

Fig. 34 illustrates various `cross-stays o't diierent heights.

rI his invention consists'in the creation ot a toboggan railway which can be taken to pieces and bev set up in different forms `with track composed ot' rigid or of iiexible rails, supported by removable cross-stays.

Preferably flexible spring pieces` of thin metal are used as rails enabling various terms of track to be constructed. Writh this idea a certain number oit short spring rails: (Fig. 80) have been .provided for and an equal Anumber of long spring rails (Fig. 31).

The short spring rails are .drilled at a, 25. c, (Z, e, f, g, v71 z', y', .and the long spring at il, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, in the manner indicated in Figs. 30 and ,31.

These rails are Xed on cross stays 20 (Figs. 24 and by means 'of pins @lone or"` the ends of which terminates in a head and the other in aI point on which a piece 22 can be placed which is made of india rubber for example and serves at the same time as a point protector andas a retention device.

For the purpose ot setting up selected track the spring rails are assembled byA means of their cross stays preferably {iatwise on a table the indications given in Fig. l being followed.

W ith this object forms furnished with grooves in the places corresponding to the pins may be used so as to getrid ont any trouble concerning the holes to be connected.

In order to forni the toboggan in a curved form or in a straight line the track is placed on upright supports (Fig. 3%) of different heights provided with cross-stays arranged' at various heights. These upright supports have pivoted feet which come cross-wise so as to increase the stability.

One and the same upright support may support the track at different heights. ln order to ix the track placed on the cross stays for the upright supports large pins are employed (Figs. 2 and 32) which are inserted in T eyelets in the upright supports. The heads of the pins are then pushed against the eyelets in the uprights, their other extremity entering the opposite eyelets S.

The joints P, Q, show that the upper rails come in the interior ot the track the lower rails outside, the former being always assembled by means of their eXtreme holes whilst the latter can also be assembled by means of a last but one hole 71 or I.

Numerous Variations in the configuration and the arrangement of the track can also be effected: super-posed crowns spirally arranged (Fig. crown and straight line (Fig. 4) a figure 8 (Fig. 5), etc., (Figs. G to 2l). By joining two upright supports a shoot can be formed on the track (Figs. 6 and 9).

Figs. 6 and 7 show that the track can also be placed partly on upright supports and partly i'latwise on a table 'lor example. lt could even be placed entirely i'labwise.

It is also possible to create a sort of' funicular railway (Fig. 22) by combining two differently sloping tracks and causing two cars to run thereon which are joined together by a rope R B that runs over a pulley X (Fig. 23) supported by two cross-stays V made of metal tubing for example.

Cars preferably of the kind shown in Figs. 26 to 28 may be employed. ln these cars the mounted axles are removable and can be moved inthe oblong holes L so the purpose or" withdrawing the mounted axles.

In place of cars a number of balls or of devices that can be taken to pieces and run down on the toboggan that is constructed may be used. These latter enable the weight contained in them to be changed and their speed to be thus modified.

It is fully understood that other forms and other methods of execution may be employed and that the constructiona-l details may also be varied. On the other hand the Various constituent elements oi this invention could be replaced by others acting in the same manner yor giving the same result.

I claim,

l. A toy toboggan railway comprising flexible rails of different lengths adapted to be assembled to torni straight and curved track sections, cross ties for engagement with spaced holes in the rails, means for supporting the track at diiierent heights and including upright bearers each adapted to carry a plurality of cross stays at diiiferent heights and pivoted feet on the bearers.

2. A toy toboggan railway comprising flexible rails of different lengths adapted to be assembled to form straight and curved track sections, means for joining the ends of adjacent rails and detachable cross ties including pins extending across the track.

3. A toy toboggan railway comprising rails of diiierent lengths, adapted to be assembled to iorm straight and curved track sections, means for joining the ends oi' adjacent rails, detachable cross ties including pins extending across the track and Vehicles adapted to run on the track.

ln testimony whereof he has a'lixed his signature, in presence of two witnesses.

NCOLS R'R. lVitnesses:

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